A micro brewery, which is the first of its kind in South Shields, is celebrating a successful first year of trading despite the Covid-19 pandemic and has ambitious plans for 2022.

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the UK’s leading research and innovation centre for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, has promoted Andrew Macdonald into the role of Offshore Wind Development & Operations Director, effective from 1st February 2022.

Shipping insurer North P&I Club has announced it aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

Getting the right workforce is crucial for any fledgling business. Traditionally, companies have often looked to the younger end of the talent pool when recruiting, but with more young people now going to university straight from school, the recruitment market can be highly competitive.

South Tyneside-based Business Energy Claims has appointed a business development executive as it drives ambitious plans for growth.

BT Group today announced that it will be recruiting over 150 new local jobs as well as beginning a multi-million pound refurbishment of its second contact centre in Newcastle, located at its North Tyneside building. 

Durham City’s leading law firm, Swinburne Maddison LLP (Swinburne Maddison) has announced its team completed over £75m of Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) transactions for Atom bank (Atom) between June 2020 and 31 August 2021.

My Property Box has acquired Newcastle estate agent Groves as part of its strategic growth plan. The acquisition by Darlington-headquartered My Property Box – its seventh in three years - further consolidates its position across the North East and North Yorkshire.

Knight Frank has won a major property management contract to run Sunderland’s newly-completed 191,000 sq. ft City Hall, creating six new jobs.